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The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...
After being labeled an “enemy alien” during World War II, Hiroshi Miyamura later served his country with distinction — ...
Guests can mingle with re-enactors, watch demonstrations and stroll through an authentic Civil War encampment.
Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished ...
Guided horseback mountain trail rides, axe throwing and archery are just a few of the family fun activities Fort Valley Ranch offers. Bordering the George Washington National Forest, it has fishing, ...
As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who trained in Montgomery County will never be forgotten.
Whether the debate is occasioned by a polemical book or a movie like last year’s “Civil War,” I consistently take the negative on the question of whether the United States is headed for a ...
The officer was Gen. Gabriel Colvin Wharton, a native of Culpeper County and a graduate of Virginia Military Institute. In 1863 — in the middle of the Civil War — Wharton married Anne ...
But VMI’s powerful alumni network of White politicians and businessmen counterattacked, criticizing Wins for moving the 185-year-old school too far left. Last month, Wins lost the war.
NEW MARKET — The historic Bushong Home on the grounds of the Virginia Museum of the Civil War is celebrating its bicentennial this year. Built in 1825 to accommodate the growing Bushong family, the ...
NEW MARKET— The 300-acre site that is the home of the Virginia Museum of the Civil War at New Market Battlefield State Historical Park not only features the battlefield and museum. It also showcases ...
There was an ”outdated” reverence for the Civil War and Confederacy. And a racial disparity existed among cadets who’d been dismissed by the student-run honor court.